Law and Hutt Valley
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Fighting for Justice – Working at Community Law
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- “There is no such thing as an average day for our community lawyers.
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Busking: The unwritten code
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- The council brought in all these new laws.
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Miriam
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- “As UNHCR refugees the Syrians were entitled to try and bring family members to New Zealand under the family reunification scheme.
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Spotlight on RILAS
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- Vulnerable migrants As highlighted by Seema’s story, we can provide some assistance to women who are experiencing family violence and whose visa status is dependent on their relationship with their partners. The visa options available to people in these situations … Continue reading →
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Tenancy conditions and how CLWHV can help
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- By Kahureremoa Aki, Rōia Hapori In recent news there have been calls for all rental properties to meet a set of minimum standards. This was highlighted because of a coroner’s finding that the poor condition of a state house had … Continue reading →
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Unsafe relationships
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- Know the signs to look out for your friends and whānau According to Are You OK, more than half of all reported violent crime in New Zealand is family violence. 75% of serious assaults; 45% of abductions, kidnappings, and threatening … Continue reading →
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Renting? It’s more than just a flat
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- Make sure your landlord respects your rights Recent deaths of state housing tenants have resulted in anger and uproar about poor conditions of rental housing in New Zealand. This has exacerbated the policy debate about how strictly New Zealand’s rental … Continue reading →
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International Child Abduction
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- How the headlines happen Caring for children after a separation is complicated enough. Add international travel into the mix and things can get really messy, really quickly. At least 120 Kiwi children get caught up in international custody disputes each year. … Continue reading →
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When horsepay becomes forced play
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- Stop bullying happening at work What has become known as “ponytail-gate” roused two general categories of opinion; the first group considered the incident an instance of innocent banter, the second group viewed it as a particularly salient case of workplace … Continue reading →
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Online schemers, scams and shams
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- Online scams currently cost New Zealanders upwards of $400m each year. The internet has allowed scammers from overseas to easily maintain anonymity and operate with impunity. NetSafe, an NGO that promotes safe use of online technologies, says that most people … Continue reading →
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Ponytail-gate
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- Supporting low income workers who experience harassment and bullying Harassment experienced by low income workers has been in the news recently after the experience of Amanda Bailey became public in what has been dubbed ‘ponytail-gate’. Community Law Wellington and Hutt … Continue reading →
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Anti-terror laws and homelessness
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- How anti-terror laws promote homelessness in NZ Barney Wikitera, Kaihāpai Hapori/Community Educator and Advocate, Community Law Wellington and Hutt Valley You’re homeless. To get a house, you need an income. To get an income from Work and Income, you need … Continue reading →
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Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Immigration Law & Family Violence
- Wellington Community Law Centre
- When Leaving a Violent Partner Will Make You “Unlawful” Inna Zadorozhnaya, Community Lawyer, Refugee and Immigration Legal Advice Service, Community Law Wellington and Hutt Valley Domestic violence affects every community in New Zealand. People remain with abusive partners for many reasons, … Continue reading →
- Accepted from Community Law Wellington and Hutt Valley
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Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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